Fustercluck>> here are more pix of what we did.... This was the terrain we had to cross That's me waiting for my turn
From that area we headed up, up and away passing thru this terrain If you see the route between them, that's where we continued to go up. There goes the first rider... Finally at the top
After taking our snacks and resting it was time to go. Same route as we did going up all the way down. Along the back roads from San Ysiro This is how it looked like. We came from here..... Going up the hill there....
Hey nice to see you and Joel here. I'm from the islands too Actually just up at 1:30 am feeding the baby looking for a place to ride.
BOSS Educational Mission Ride Balbalasang Balbalan, Province of Kalinga August 7-10, 2008 View On Route to Balbalasang BOSS and friends delivered sporting goods such as soccer balls, basketballs, baseball items, shirts, jerseys, kids' bags and bags for the teachers. Recipient school was the St. Paul's Memorial School in Balbalasang, Balbalan, Kalinga. The 100+km scenic trail from Tabuk towards Balbalasang is composed mostly of mountainside paths that is blessed with majestic views of mountains, rice terraces, trees, rivers and waterfalls. It is considered as a moderately technical off-road ride with multiple types of soil and terrain. There are sections of gravel, loose clay, mud, shallow water flows and are riddled with ruts. When rains persist, it gets to be difficult with muddy ruts as deep as 2 feet. . . .
Some helmet cam video from last weekends ride San Ysero, Philippines <embed width="448" height="361" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="https://www.advrider.com/advrider-photobucket-images/images/v/vidmg.photobucket.com_albums_v244_Pinerental_Offroad%2520VideffroadwithWildmanAUG92008part2.flv">
Here is a 5 part series of a trail outside my vacation home on the remote Island of Negros, Philippines. This trail is used by Smugglers that cut up steel, equipment and sell it for scrap out of an old abandoned mine. the trail is about 30km long. Helmet cam is POI, YouTube doesnt do it justice, it records crystal clear DVD quality, loses a lot in their translation. Best if viewed in HIGH quality, click on lower right on the bar below the screen. Just below "VIEWS" click view in high quality, that's if you have hi speed internet, Makes a big difference. Enjoy, Bryan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi7rN9lc7Gw
Here is a link to my YouTube, page with all 5 parts of the ride, http://www.youtube.com/PiMotoTours Here is a link to the helmet cam I use, http://www.vio-pov.com/
A photo journal of a ride around Negros, and Panay, islands, Philippines! Photos by John Flores http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmflores/sets/72157604051919823/show/with/2319924611/
A ride through Cebu! if anyone can place this song to the scene in the movie, " a man and a women" they know all what this ride is about! enjoy! Bryan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYwehTsSdHg